C4 Center Report: Structuring the Malaysian Ombudsman Office
Why does Malaysia need an Ombudsman Office? To ensure good governance and efficient public service, independent oversight of the public service is crucial. At present, this is managed by the Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) – an agency stationed under the Prime Minister’s Department (PMD) and governed by administrative circulars. It lacks statutory foundation and is […]
Mercy Undeserved: Najib Razak’s Commuted Sentence Fails the Nation
4 FEBRUARY 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is gravely disappointed by the recent decision to commute the sentence of disgraced former Prime Minister Najib Razak after his conviction in the SRC International trial. Najib’s convictions for abuse of position for gratification of RM42 million, three counts of criminal […]
AG Terrirudin: Strict adherence to the letter of the law is not an excuse for non-transparency
16 JANUARY 2024PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is concerned by the comments made by Attorney-General (AG) Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh at the Opening of Legal Year 2024 event on 15th January 2024 – where he relied upon the plain language of the law to contend that the Public Prosecutor (PP) has […]
Auditor-General’s Report 2022: Massive losses in public projects reaffirm major need for government accountability
24 NOVEMBER 2023 PRESS STATEMENT On 22 November 2023, the Auditor-General’s Report on the Activities of Federal Government Ministries/Departments and Federal Statutory Bodies was published revealing losses amounting to RM681.71 million from 6 projects out of the 16 performance audits carried out across 14 ministries. Auditor-General Wan Suraya Wan Radzi said that the biggest loss […]
July – September 2023 Quarterly Report
C4 Center had an eventful 3rd quarter to 2023! From key meetings with stakeholders, talks & conferences, to Build My-Town play sessions. We’ve also received two batches of legal aid pupils from the Selangor State Bar Committee and the Legal Aid Centre Selangor. Read all about them in the full report here:
Political Financing Law Urgently Needed to Prevent Fickle MP Loyalties
15 NOVEMBER 2023 PRESS STATEMENT Political Financing Law Urgently Needed to Prevent Fickle MP Loyalties Four MPs from Bersatu, a constituent party of the opposition Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, have declared their support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim – the MPs are Suhaili Abdul Rahman (Labuan), Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (Kuala Kangsar), Mohd Azizi Abu […]